Display board locking device



March 6, 1934.

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Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY BOARD LOCKING DEVICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for displaying various kinds of articles on the counter of a store, and the particular object of the invention is the provision of a board on which the articles may be displayed and locked in position to prevent their removal by unauthorized persons.

This object is attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred form thereof is illustrated in the drawing, this form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a device embodying the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 represents a rear elevation of the same.

Figure 3 represents a vertical section of same on line 3, 3 on Fig. 1.

Figure 4 represents a horizontal section on line 4, 4 on Fig. 3.

Figure 5 represents a sectional detail showing a modified form of lock, and

Figure 6 represents a section on line 6, 6, on Fig. 5.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

In the drawing, 10 is a weighted base having extending upwardly therefrom a vertical support 11, to the upper end of which is secured by means of a U-shaped plate 12 a display board 13.

Riveted or otherwise secured to the front face of the board 13 are a plurality of parallel flanged plates 14 extending transversely of said board.

The lower flanged plate is L-shaped in cross section and the other flanged plates are T-shaped in cross section, as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Between the various flanged plates articles 15 for dispay are adapted to be disposed.

These articles may be of any character such as cigarette packs, small packages of medicine, or

any other rectangular articles such as it is de-' sired to display on a counter of a store.

At the left hand side of the board the flanged plates 14 are provided with stop shoulders 16 which prevent removal of the articles being displayed from that side of the board.

Owing to these stop shoulders 16 the articles to be displayed must be inserted between the flanged members 14 from the right side of the board, as clearly shown in the drawing.

Any number of flanged members 14 may be used on the board and the board may be supported in a vertical position, as shown in the drawing, or may be supported horizontally.

Preferably, when the board is mounted upon the top of the support 11, it is at an angle to the axis of said support, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The right side of the board 13 has a plurality of vertical slots 1'7 formed therein through which extend pins 18, these pins projecting beyond the front face of the board.

When the articles 15 have been inserted between the flanged members 14 and these pins 18 are in their normal position as indicated in the drawing, it is impossible to remove the articles 15 from position between said flanged members 14.

The pins 18 are mounted in a bar 19 slidable in clips 20 secured to the rear of the board 13.

The upper end of this bar 19 is provided with a handle 21 by which the bar may be raised to carry the pins 18 beyond the upper ends of the articles 15 so that one or more of these articles may be removed when a sale is to be made.

Preferably the bar 19 is of such weight that it will return to its normal position as soon as the handle 21 is released.

The handle 21 may extend toward the left of the board 13 and in contact therewith, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, or the projecting portion of the handle may extend rearwardly as indicated in Fig. 5 of the draw- In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the upper end of the bar 19 is provided with a shoulder 22 with which a plate 23 pivoted to the rear face of the board 13 at 24 is adapted to engage and prevent the lifting of the bar 19.

This plate 23 is loosely mounted on its pivot 24. so that when removed from contact with the shoulder 22, it will return to its normal vertical position.

It is obvious, therefore, that when the plate 23 is moved into the dotted position as shown in Fig. 6 to permit the raising of the bar 19, the weight of both the bar 19 and plate 23 will causethem to return to their normal positions as soon as an article 15 has been removed and the handle 21 is released.

In some cases, it is preferable to have a more positive locking device, and to provide for positively locking the bar 19 in its lowest position one side of the bar, preferably near the lower end thereof, is provided with a notch 25 with which the bolt 26 of a lock 27 is adapted to coact.

This lock 2'? is of usual construction and ac tuated by a key inserted into the key hole 28.

When the bolt 26 is inserted in the notch 25 and the key removed from the lock 27, it is impossible for unauthorized persons to tamper with the display device and remove articles therefrom.

This provision of locking means on a display board of the character shown is or great advantage.

The sides and bottom or the board 13 preferably have rearwardly extending flanges 29 which stiffen the board, which is preferably made of metal, and prevents the bar 19 and other" mechanism from being seen from the side of the board.

In other words, this locking mechanism will be out of view unless looked at directly from the rear.

The upper part of the display board can be utilized in advertising the articles being displayed.

At the present time it is quite customary to have small articles displayed in groups upon the counters of a store, and these display devices are placed in all parts of the store.

Where few sales people are used, it is impossible for them to be watching all of these display boards in the various parts of the store, and as a consequence there have been great losses due to the removal of these articles displayed thereon.

To overcome these losses is one of the main purposes of the present invention, and it is quite evident that by providing a display board with the mechanism herein shown and described, such losses may be eflectually prevented.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention will be understood without further escription.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A display board provided with a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members, with flxed stop members at one end thereof and having movable stop members at the opposite side of said board in the path of and adapted to prevent the removal of articles disposed beiween said flanged members combined with means for locking all of said movable stop members in operative position.

2. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured th reto; stop shoulders at one end of said flanged members;

openings in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; members extending through said openings and projecting beyond the front face of the board; and means for simultaneously moving said members out of alinement with articles disposed between said flanged members.

3. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured thereto; stop shoulders at one end of said flangedmembers; slots in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; a plurality of pins extending through said slots and projecting beyond the front face of the board; and means for simultaneously moving said pins into position whereby articles disposed between said flanged members may be removed.

4. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured thereto, stop shoulders at one end of said flanged members; slots in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; pins extending through said slots and projecting beyond the front face of the board; means for moving said pins out of alinement with articles disposed between said flanged members; and a locking mechanism for said moving means.

5. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured thereto; stop shoulders at one end of said flange-d members; slots in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; pins extending through said slots and projecting beyond the front face of the board; a slidable bar on the back of the board from which said pins project; and movable means coacting with said bar for preventing end movement thereof under normal conditions.

6. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured thereto; stop shoulders at one end of said flanged members; slots in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; pins extending through said slots and projecting beyond the front face of the board; a slidable bar on the back of the board from which said pins project, said bar having a notch in one side thereof; and a lock on the rear of said board having a bolt adapted to coact with said notch.

'7. A display board; a plurality of parallel flanged transverse members secured thereto; stop shoulders at one end of said flanged members; slots in said board at the opposite ends of said flanged members; pins extending through said slots and projecting beyond the front face of the board; a slidable bar on the back of the board from which said pins project; and a swing plate adapted to coast with said bar to prevent end movement thereof under normal conditions.

THOMAS DE LORENZO. 

